Weirdin?
Lars Kellogg-Stedman
obscure references to) a Celtic oracular device, similar in concept to the
Tarot, called the Weirdin.
Is this a product of the author's imagination? If not, I would appreciate
any references you could point me to that give a fuller description of the
Weirdin, including pictures of the various tiles.
Many thanks in advance for your help!
Lars
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Grendel Grettisson
>In a number of his books, the author Charles de Lint mentions (or makes
>obscure references to) a Celtic oracular device, similar in concept to the
>Tarot, called the Weirdin.
>
>Is this a product of the author's imagination? If not, I would appreciate
>any references you could point me to that give a fuller description of the
>Weirdin, including pictures of the various tiles.
He created it as a plot device. It has been mentioned in the past that
when people asked him about it at conventions, he seemed quite taken aback
that anyone would take it seriously.
Lars Kellogg-Stedman
>when people asked him about it at conventions, he seemed quite taken
>aback that anyone would take it seriously.
I can't imagine why. Given the prevalence of oracular devices - from the
Tarot and I Ching to ouija boards and stones, the existence of another
would come as no surprise. Less so, since in this case de Lint has also
made use of an exisiting form of divination - the tarot - in another
of his books.
It's a shame, all told. I wonder if anyone has taken it upon themselves to
create artwork for the descriptions he gives at the end of Moonheart?